Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-08
CARDINAL GIBBONS.
THE Prelnte VIM Call a Council of Arch
bishops

NEW YORK, June 6.-The Commercial
Advertiser says Cardinal Glib
,ons has refused TO say
snythiug of his intended action on the
Is5or question. Before giving his views
- the public he will call council of the
eleven archnishops of the American
Tstnolic hierarchy and devise steps to be
tsLen which will leave no doubt of the
church's attitude. From close COM
1erian of the Cardinal the Commercial.
Advertiser reporter received some
;ntimation regarding the probable char
scter of the forthcoming pronunciamento.
The right of lsboring men to combine for
+hejr common benefit will be conceded
and all such lawful combinations will re-
ce;ye the blessings of the church, but
catholics will be forbidden TO take part
IN b0vCotts or other infringments of the
rights of citizens and they will be forbid
den TO Join any organization which prac-
+icps intimidation orviOlence of any other
character, and no Catholic will be per
r15tted 10 become 3 member of any order
which binds its members to secrecy or
hind obedience 10 the dictates of labor.
Secret pass words may be
ne-mItted but Catholics must have
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confessional if necessary. 1t will also be
nroposed that closer relation be brought
about between the Catholic members of
LABOR organizations and the Catholic
clergy. The object of this is to prevent
the Catholic laboring men from drifting
OF from the church on account of their
association with Protestants, and keep
them from adopting theories which ere
sntagonistC 10 the ChurCh's dogmatics.
This necessary course has been de-
uonstrated clearly Of late by the
number OF Catholics who have
lnn0cently taken up ideas
which the church frowns upon
snd will probIbly condemn outright in
the near future. II Will not be proposed,
however, to make the clergy meddlers in
labor affairs. They will be merely in
struCted to 0e vigilant and invite the con-
hdence and counsel members of their
GCck who belong to trades unions From
the source mentioned above 1t was learned
mat Cardinal Gibbons position in the
NCGlvnn case is simply this: He likes DR..
McGIynn personally and does not con-
denim him for advocating general prop
erty in land, for that doctrine
mas not yet been pronounced
hsrtical by the Pope, speaking exca-
tledra, but he does blame McGlynn for
reDelling against his ecclesiastical super
Tor and dabtling in politics to an extent
unbeCOming his priestly character.
The council will be held at Baltimore
early in the summer. 1t seems that at
present large majority of the prelates
are inclined 10 look with favor On the la
Dor organizations now existing, but few
are violently opposed to them.
Among these IS the venerable Arch
bishop Kendrick of St. Louis, the oldest
prelate in the hierarchy. He has pro
nOunCed the Knights of Labor an unlaw
iul order, and has denounced their main
methods as baTbarous. However, since
most of the bishops do not hold Ken
bricks views, it is almost certain the
council will adopt the mild measures
mentioned above.
THE CARDINALS RECEPTION AT BALTI-
MORE.
" BALTIMORE, MD, June 1T was gen.
orally known that Cardinal Gibbons would
reach Baltimore this afternoon and the
most extensive arrangements mad been
perfected 10 give him q reception worthy
of the high Office he fills He was received
by Mayor Hodges, the members OF the
City Council. the judges of the courts and
me ponce commissioners. On the part
Of the Catholic societies he was received
by Charles A. BOnaparte, trustee of the
cathedral, and 8 committee of clergy, who
took q position in the line. When the
head of the column reached the Cardinals |
palace there was halt. The Cardinal
was invested with his official robes, and
returning to the street the procession re
formed and moved to the west !
entrance of the cathedral, where was
held a formal reception by Monsignor !
McCoIgen and the service for the Cardi-
nal's reception was performed for the
first time in Baltimore. At the close of !
the service the Cardinal returned 10 the |
palace and the procession which moved |
through the priL cipal streets returned to |
Charles street and was reviewed by the
Cardinal The ceremonies throughout
were imposing.